Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lee County, Florida, September 17, 2000
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length14 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (26.45, -82.02) to the end point (26.63, -82.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 17, 2000, 3:33 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Lee County
- Near the path
- St. James City (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 14 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 17, 2000
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2000 | F1 | Florida | 18 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2000 | F0 | Florida | 18 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2000 | F0 | Florida | 17 mi | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2000 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2000 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.